The Great Indian Murder creator: Incorporated nuances to elevate the material

Updated On: 05 February, 2022 08:13 AM IST | Mumbai | Mohar Basu

With the story of The Great Indian Murder playing out across different regions of the country, creator Dhulia on taking care to stay away from cultural appropriation

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Pratik Gandhi and Richa Chadha in the show

With the narrative sprawling across the country, going from Andaman to Kolkata, Chennai to Jharkhand, shooting The Great Indian Murder amid a pandemic may have been a logistical nightmare. But from a creative perspective, director Tigmanshu Dhulia — who was adapting Vikas Swarup’s bestseller Six Suspects for the screen — had a bigger challenge. He says that he paid special attention to make sure that the series did not fall prey to cultural appropriation. “We shot in 10 different cities, and tried to encapsulate the pan-India flavours in our story. I am a person who is curious about different cultures. So, I incorporated the nuances I could to elevate the material,” he says.

Tigmanshu Dhulia. Pic/Sneha Kharabe